Since Afoot and Afield in San Diego County first appeared in 1986, Jerry Schad’s comprehensive guide to local hiking trails has been considered the definitive resource. But Schad’s death from liver cancer in 2011 sent …
January 18, 2017
Jerry Schad's death from liver cancer in 2011 sent Afoot and Afield into limbo.
Posted September 27, 2011
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Coast to Cactus: The genesis of San Diego's definitive hiking guide
Jerry Schad's Afoot and Afield fifth edition on the way
Scott Turner has hiked more than a thousand miles carrying Jerry Schad's invaluable Afoot and Afield, so when he offered to update what is the best San Diego hiking franchise, he knew he had big …
July 1, 2016
San Diego's he-man Jerry Schad – the rougher it gets, the better he likes it
I made my bed in the lee of a stout little juniper, but Schad, fond of wind and rain and discomfort,made his on the crest. Then we huddled together to cook noodles and tuna, with a Kahlúa chaser.
April 2, 1987